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Blown tire said to be the cause of fatal accident on I-10!

A woman was tragically killed and her husband seriously injured on I-10 in Suwannee County, near Live Oak, last Thursday afternoon, through apparently no fault of their own.

The cause of the fatal accident, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), was a blown tire on the pick-up truck traveling in the adjacent lane.  This is what the FHP said the chain of events was that caused the accident:

When the left front tire of the Ford F250 blew, the driver lost control of the pick-up and it veered left into the next lane, crashing into a car and sending that car into the path of a Mach truck heading in the opposite direction, killing a woman from Virginia who was the passenger in the car and seriously injuring her husband who was driving the car.

As an accident lawyer, my heart goes out to the family and friends of Shirley and Joseph Ricks, who apparently despite doing nothing wrong, even wearing their seatbelts, had their lives changed forever in a split second.  What is the lesson that we can learn from this terrible tragedy?

Most importantly, that this is another reminder for each and every one of us to routinely check our tires once a month. 

Sadly, what occurred on I-10 last week is a typical tire blow-out scenario... a tire blows on the freeway while going at high speeds, the driver then looses control of the vehicle, and crashes ensue. 

Some things that we can do to prevent a blow-out on our vehicles are outlined in this article. 

Be safe and make sure to check your tires monthly, it just might save your life or another's life.